Technological Change In Japan's Beef Industry

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-28958-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 144 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 499 g

The Japanese Cattle industry has been undergoing major changes for the past three decades. During the 1950s and 1960s mechanized power rapidly. The process of beef industry structure change accelerated in the 1970s as medium scale feedlots came into being, regional packing plants were established, and the beef marketing system matured. Economic forces, both within and external to the industry. A major objective of this book is to test the authors’ hypothesis that beef production by Japan's cattle industry could become competitive with imported beef.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simpson, James R

Yoshida, Tadashi

Miyazaki, Akira

Kada, Ryohei

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Industry Structure and Dietary Patterns: Introduction to Complex Interrelationships, Introduction to Japan's Agricultural Economy, Dietary Patterns and Beef Consumption, Part II. Cattle Production in Japan: Historical Perspective and Current Situation, Livestock Industry Structure Cattle Feeds and Feedstuffs, Cattle Prices and Grades, Production Costs and Returns Part III. Technological Change in Japan: Scenarios to 2010, Technological Change: Today and the Future, Impact of Technological Change Supply and Demand Side Scenarios Ramifications and Policy Implications of New Technologies

Über Autor(innen)

James R. Simpson, Tadashi Yoshida, Akira Miyazaki, Ryohei Kada